Life in the So-Called Space Age

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God Lives Underwater create hard-wired rock that works ... by writing bombastic yet catchy futurist manifestos, and then constructing trippy sludgescapes around them.... It's good, weird fun.

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Life in the So-Called Space Age

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"Life in the So-Called Space Age"
Lifeless "Life"

Life in the So-Called Space Age
God Lives Underwater
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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God Lives Underwater

ASIN: B0000062P9
Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

Intro
Rearrange
From Your Mouth
Can't Come Down
Alone Again
Behavior Modification
The Rush Is Loud
Dress Rehearsal For Reproduction
Happy?
Vapors
Medicated To The One I Love

Customer Reviews:

Very Underrated.......2006-07-05

Somehow this band has managed to get lumped with a lot of post Nine Inch Nails industrial-rock bands, but I don't think this band, at least on this album, is similar to bands like Stabbing Westward and Gravity Kills at all. This album in comparison to ones like Stabbing Westward's Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel is much more focused on the electronics, and I think that gives it more variety and a totally different sound.

If I had to compare it some other bands, I'd say that it sounds like a combination of The Crystal Method and Depeche Mode, and NIN is also obviously an influence, but this is far from a rip-off. There's also a lot of cool digital effects put on the guitars, particularly on Dress Rehearsal for Reproduction. The album's first two actual songs, Rearrange and From Your Mouth, are the definite highlights, but the album stays pretty strong all the way through. The song Happy is another standout track, and it begins with just the acoustic guitar, a drum machine, and Dave Reilly. My only complaints are that there's only 10 actual songs and the white noise after the last song is a bit annoying and pointless.

If you're having doubts about checking it out after reading bad reviews, just ignore it. I put off buying this album for years, because of the negative scores people gave it here on Amazon, and now I really love it. I think people like E. A. Solinas, who has had the spotlight review for a long time, are missing the point of this album. It may feel a bit mechanical at times, but that's the point. The title of the album is very appropriate, and I think that the duo tried to and succeeded in creating a view of a futuristic world. Is this album fun? Sometimes, but certainly not on every song, and they weren't even trying to make a fun album. Similar to the aforementioned Depeche Mode, this band is focused more on expression than making fun, dancable music. I also had no problems with the vocals.

If you're into bands like Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails than I'd definitely recommend this album to you. Don't believe the (bad) hype!

ahead of its time.......2005-08-03

That's what this is. This record is ahead of its time, for a band from the US that is. The rest of the word has already explored this area of music, most not as good as this record, but been there nonetheless. Without distraction from the review, let's just say that the music scene in the US has been stagnant ever since a little band by the name of Nirvana came by and showed us what music was all about.

Moving along - this album is a great listen. It's very honest - some of the lyrics really paint a detailed picture of losing yourself to drug addiction and loss. Medicated to the One I Love, for instance honestly states that heroin is very addictive but also very powerful. Alone Again is a rejection of being lonely. It's a very aggresive track, where the singer is simply lonely.

But the honest lyrics are one aspect of this record - the music is the other. The music is carefully crafted - almost polished in production. Some records can suffer from over-production, but it's in production that god lives underwater really shine. There are little tones and sounds that were put in during production that make the tracks. This isnt just a rock record - this is a new way to make music. God Lives Underwater are building on their influences. They are making a new sound.

It's appaling at how overlooked this album is. Some even give it a bad review just because it wasn't as 'heavy' as their previous album. I think that is just wrong. Give this album a listen. You will find an absolutely classic piece of music making. Fans of Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails and even some Radiohead will love this record.

Some stand out tracks, however all the tracks on this album are very good - but some are just downrite mind blowing are:

Rearrange - it's got this great beat and electronic sound - also a great atmospheric sound in the background.

From Your Mouth - so honest and so simple, but yet listen to this track - it' one of the best you will every here, simply beautiful melody.

Can't Come Down - lovers of Pink Floyd this is the track for you, really lush.

Medicated to the One I Love - this is my favorite track on this album, simply stunning, very Depeche Mode sounding - but this tracks hits all of your senses - it's like a feeling more than a piece of music. It has to be heard.

Thats the greatest thing about this album, it has to be heard - it was so dismissed when it came out, but give it a listen - you will find yourself loving every bit of it.

bad.......2004-02-08

these guys did a bad job on this cd. about 2 or 3 decent songs and the rest of it i cant even remember what they sound like. thats a bad thing because if you cant remember it.. then it means you didnt like it.. empty and the ep were very good in my view but they really let me down with this one. no live instruments it would seem. these guys made a 3rd album and i've heard a song off it and it sounds really good.. but some record issues prevented them from releasing it.. and seeing how that was 2001 i dont think they are ever coming back. so that means this cd means it was there last effort to the public.. which is a shame..

"Life in the So-Called Space Age".......2003-06-20

No, I haven't actually heard this cd (the rating is meaningless), nor am I a fan of God Lives Underwater, however I'd like to take this opportunity to educate you GLU fans. Upon reading the title, "Life in the So-Called Space Age," I immediately registered the connection to Depeche Mode's 1986 release "Black Celebration" in which that quote is printed on the back of the booklet. I found out that GLU does a cover of "Fly on the Windscreen" which is a Depeche Mode song from "Black Celebration." So it's no coincidence! I'm curious why they chose to reference Depeche Mode. Are they fans? Is this CD supposed to be a response to "Black Celebration?" They couldn't think of anything original? Interesting research for you hardcore GLU fans...

Lifeless "Life".......2003-05-29

God Lives Underwater's "Life in the So-Called Space Age" is a mixture of synthesized rock and techno. Unfortunately the result isn't half as much fun as it sounds like. Not even a quarter as much fun. "Space Age" ends up becoming rather lifeless and under-vocalized, the sort of thing that you won't really remember afterward.

After the "Intro" with its rumbling thunder, wind and percussion, we're launched into the staticky techno "Rearrange," the monotonous "Can't Come Down," thumping so-so "Behavior Modification," the surprisingly catchy "From Your Mouth," the uneven "Dress Rehearsal for Reproduction," and the outstanding "Vapors" which slowly builds itself up into a good rock song. "Medicated To The One I Love" would be an outstanding song if it were not over a half hour long.

One of the annoying aspects of this album is that the vocals and lyrics seem to be good -- but you can't hear them. The vocals are completely swamped under the music, making any effort to hear them frustrating. The music itself is just a little too pervasive, too flat and too plodding. It lacks the spark and life that good music has. It feels like an unfinished product, something still being mixed and experimented with.

"Life in the So-Called Space Age" may be an experiment, but it feels like one that was turned in before it was ready. There are a few good songs, but the end product is lifeless and lacking in musical complexity.

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